Of course it's cheating. Yes, some people want it not to be because they're already counting the money if something similar ever happens to them. But it's no different than if there was a "bug" in BofA ATM's that someone stumbled upon when they pushed an odd sequence of buttons by mistake while withdrawing $300. Suddenly, asking for $300 shot out $3000, and his account only reduced by $300. Then the person goes at it again and gets another $3000. That shows intent to defraud a bank, and if he doesn't return the extra cash the first possible chance, then it is absolutely a felony. Doing the same to a casino machine and a casino is no different. It's not some smart "advantage play". It's just plain illegal.
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Date: Thu, May 9, 2013 9:01 pm
How can this not be considered cheating?
They've manipulated a situation so that they would be paid multiple times on a single betting transaction and at greater than the advertised odds. How is this not in violation of the posted rules?
While I agree this is not a legitimate hacking case and I don't see how it should be a wire fraud case, it should certainly be prosecuted. To me it would be the same as playing a $100 hand of blackjack, winning and getting paid, somehow distracting a not-so-bright dealer so that you can collect your win and pad the bet with a stack of black chips and getting paid again on that.
The only difference between cheating a machine and cheating a human dealer is that a lot of people apparently feel they have a better chance of getting away with it on a machine. Then when they do get caught they feel like they should just be able to play stupid and get a slap on the wrist.
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